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September 28, 2004Mid Autumn FestivalMid Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. It is said that the moon is at it's biggest and brightest at this time of year. The Chinese have a family celebration on this day where...Read this update September 24, 2004KindyWhile the first week was spent on tender hooks hoping no one would cry, it seems I am no longer the big foreign monster but the big friendly foreigner. My classes often end in hugs and if they were any...Read this update September 22, 2004Train TicketsThe National Holiday is fast approaching and today we could finally buy our train ticket there. Train tickets are not available for purchase in advance in China, so while we have a train ticket there - who knows if we'll...Read this update China MumZhong Guo Mama is a really funny lady. She is so animated which makes speaking to her an absolute joy. Tonight Trev, Liam and I were down in the local village "San Mao" having a bite to eat when we...Read this update September 17, 2004Kindy FavouriteMy kindy kids are hooked on this little number, Trev, Liam and Paul are a far cry from the Wiggles but the kids seem to love them anyway. http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/tweenies/messytime/games/copyme/...Read this update The CityZhaoqing is about 2 hours west of Guangzhou (the captial of Guangdong) and will be our home for the next 5 months. It's a lot bigger than Qingtian in size and population. With this there are also a lot more...Read this update How cute are theyWe live at the school amongst the other Chinese teachers. Our accomodation is small and initially was substandard. We have since had mod cons connected and bought new things like linen as all the bedding was mouldy. The room has...Read this update September 09, 2004Liam's MouthWe've been in Zhaoqing now for almost 3 weeks. Liam has been here around 2 weeks and we've became mates. But every photo I snap has his whopping great mouth wide open. Here's hoping in the next 5 months we...Read this update JJ DiscoWe have been to this disco twice in less than a week. I must say I'm not normally a fan of places like this but with Liam (the loud larrikin Brit, who possible should be an Aussie sailor) the place...Read this update September 07, 2004Beer SnacksIn Qingtian a favourite snack when sipping on a coldie was duck tongue. In Zhaoqing we seem to be a bit more refined we are eating pickled garlic. It's fantastic and let's just say it keeps away the vampires. I...Read this update September 05, 2004Be Very CarefulWe've been in China a year now and thought we had most things covered, well not really covered just the nous to be aware of them. But again, as soon as you let your guard down you get trampled. Our...Read this update September 01, 2004Our New BBQI guess to keep Trev and I happy it doesn't take a lot. Cold beer and a BBQ will normally do the trick. In one of the bigger department stores we found a small kettle BBQ. Much like a...Read this update Purple RattlerOur stint here will only be 5 months so I didn’t want to go out and buy a new bike, for three reasons new bikes generally either fall apart, get knicked and what would I do with it in 5...Read this update Home Delivery BeerDid I say we had settled in to Zhaoqing? We have more than settled in – we have the power. We know the phone number for home delivery beer. This service is not open to all, just us – who...Read this update First ImpressionsWell we’ve been in Zhaoqing for almost 2 weeks now and as some of you already know we (to put this mildly) thought f*#k what have we done again. First impressions of the school were not good. Since then we...Read this update |
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